103 The Cut, London SE1 8NB, England
Date Opened: 11 May 1818
The Old Vic is a 1,000-seat, not-for-profit producing theatre just south-east of Waterloo station on the corner of the Cut and Waterloo Road in Lambeth, London, England. Established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre, and renamed in 1833 the Royal Victoria Theatre, in 1871 it was rebuilt and reopened as the Royal Victoria Palace. It was taken over by Emma Cons in 1880 and formally named the Royal Victoria Hall, although by that time it was already known as the "Old Vic". In 1898, a niece of Cons, Lilian Baylis, assumed management and began a series of Shakespeare productions in 1914. The building was damaged in 1940 during air raids and it became a Grade II* listed building in 1951 after it reopened.
The Old Vic is the crucible of many of the performing arts companies and theatres in London today. It was the name of a repertory company that was based at the theatre and formed (along with the Chichester Festival Theatre) the core of the National Theatre of Great Britain on its formation in 1963, under Laurence Olivier. The National Theatre remained at the Old Vic until new premises were constructed on the South Bank, opening in 1976.
South Bank, London SE1 9PX, England
'The National Theatre remained at the Old Vic until new premises were constructed on the South Bank, opening in 1976.' (Wikipedia)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Vic
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https://www.oldvictheatre.com/about-us/200-years-of-the-old-vic
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Accessed 9 February 2018.
From 2/5/1974.
31-May-1974 to 15-Aug-1974
Returned to the original venue.
23-Apr-1975 to 28-Jun-1975
Home of the Royal National Theatre at the time. 40 performances.
06-Apr-2016 to 14-May-2016
Preview 26 March
07-Jul-2021 to 10-Jul-2021
07-Mar-1996 to 06-Apr-1996
Previews: 7 March at 19:30, then 8, 9, and 11 March at 20:00. Matinee on 9 March. Press night: 12 March.